Neisseria meningitidis: Evolution of penicillin resistance and phenotype in a children's hospital in Barcelona, Spain

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 661-665

  Latorre, C ^a   Gene, A ^a   Juncosa, T ^a   Munoz, C ^a   Gonzalez Cuevas, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Neisseria meningitidis; Penicillin resistance; Serogroups; Serotypes; Subtypes

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CHILD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGITIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SPAIN;

EID: 0033880055     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2000.tb00360.x     Document Type: Article

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